The Pirate Bay court case, which has been going on for years, is finally over. The case against various people running popular torrent website The Pirate Bay has lost its final appeal in US courts, but they could still appeal in the European Court of Justice. Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, Carl Lundström now Gottfrid Svartholm face 10 months, 8 months, 4 months, and 1 year, respectively, of jail time for copyright infringement. Per E Samuelsson, Carl Lundström’s lawyer, said, "The verdict is absurd. I am disappointed that the court is so uninterested in dissecting and analyzing the legal twists and turns of one of the world’s most high-profile legal cases of all time." Together they will have to pay fines of 46 million kronor (US $6.8 million). The jail time could be waived, however, because of Swedish customs. In Sweden, it's common for 12 months to be deducted from jail time from court cases over 5 years old. Peter Sunde, who is the co-founder and ex-spokesperson for The Pirate bay, said,

"Sweden speaks well about caring about the Internets. They spend a lot of money and time on helping activists all around the world. But who are these people that they’re so proud of helping? TPB has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship."

All of the people involved in TPB at some time have been involved in everything from famous leaks projects to aiding people in the arab spring. We’ve fought corruption all over the world. We’ve promoted equal opportunities to poor nations around the globe. We’ve crushed the monopoly on information. Our close ones, many who have helped building TPB, have been mentioned as possible winners of the nobel peace prize."

I’m not bragging – I’m saying this to make sure that people understand who’s doing the right thing here. I haven’t seen the entertainment industry help anyone but themselves."